diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/plugin_hooks.go b/eth/ethconfig/plugin_hooks.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f766d5f09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/plugin_hooks.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package ethconfig
+
+import (
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/plugins"
+	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/plugins/wrappers"
+	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
+	// "github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/core"
+	// "github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/restricted"
+
+	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus"
+	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/beacon"
+	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/clique"
+	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/ethash"
+	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
+	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/txpool"
+	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
+	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/gasprice"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
+	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/miner"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
+	// "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+
+	pconsensus "github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/restricted/consensus"
+	pparams "github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/restricted/params"
+)
+
+// stack *node.Node, ethashConfig *ethash.Config, cliqueConfig *params.CliqueConfig, notify []string, noverify bool, db ethdb.Database) consensus.Engine
+
+func PluginGetEngine(pl *plugins.PluginLoader, stack *node.Node, notify []string, noverify bool, db ethdb.Database) consensus.Engine {
+	fnList := pl.Lookup("GetEngine", func(item interface{}) bool {
+		_, ok := item.(func(*node.Node, []string, bool, ethdb.Database) consensus.Engine)
+		return ok
+	})
+	for _, fni := range fnList {
+		if fn, ok := fni.(func(*node.Node, []string, bool, ethdb.Database)); ok { // modify
+			return fn(stack, notify, noverify, db) // modify
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func pluginGetEngine(stack *node.Node, notify []string, noverify bool, db ethdb.Database) consensus.Engine {
+	if plugins.DefaultPluginLoader == nil {
+		log.Warn("Attempting GetEngine, but default PluginLoader has not been initialized")
+		return nil
+	}
+	return PluginGetEngine(plugins.DefaultPluginLoader, stack, notify, noverify, db)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6faf3a773..a86c21011 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -125,3 +125,5 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	rsc.io/tmplfunc v0.0.3 // indirect
 )
+
+replace github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils => /home/philip/src/rivet/plugeth_superspace/plugeth-utils